Ghana Educational Collaborative

Keeping children on track for better futures

aka 20-0446976   |   Parker, CO   |  https://ghanaedcollaborative.org/

Mission

The Ghana Educational Collaborative provides support to exceptional students with significant financial need. We provide academic scholarships, mentorship opportunities and access to a strong peer community, in order for students to achieve their highest aspirations. Our goal is to support students who demonstrate exceptional educational promise by offering them opportunities in education that they would otherwise not have due to finances and circumstances. GEC’s goal is to fundraise for, and provide leadership opportunities, in order to alter the trajectory of enrolled students to positively impact their education and their future.

Ruling year info

2004

Co-President, Co-Founder

Lauren Fine

Co-Director, Co-Founder

London Moore

Main address

10540 Remmick Ridge Rd.

Parker, CO 80134 USA

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EIN

20-0446976

NTEE code info

(International Relief) (Q33)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Supporting and Mentoring

An important aspect of our program is the family-centered environment that we create in GEC. We embrace the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. For many of our students, they are and will be the first in their families to graduate from high school. As a part of their “village,” we hope to play a part by supporting and mentoring them through their educational journey. Our students are mentored by board members both in Ghana and in the US. Once we know the type of career students hope to pursue, we also match them with a community mentor who has that career background. Our older students & alumni in turn also serve as mentors for young students in the program, and to other people in the community.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
People of African descent
Students
At-risk youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    At-risk low-income Ghanaian youth and their families in Accra.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    Our COVID-19 relief project was in response to feedback from the people we serve. It was an emergency response program that provided crisis management support to our families by ensuring that basic necessities such as food and water are provided. Although GEC typically works to provide school tuition support and mentoring to students and families in Ghana, we have had to shift our priorities to help students and parents make it through the pandemic safely until schools reopen.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

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Ghana Educational Collaborative

Board of directors
as of 02/22/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

London Moore

Director of Schools, Nova Pioneer


Board co-chair

Lauren Fine

Educational Consultant

Nikki Stoumen

Lauren Davis

Brendan Corbett Csaposs

William Yakah

Megan Gremillion

Akilah Edgerton

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/20/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

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Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 05/20/2021

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Data
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.